When Sophie-May was born in July, last year, she was one of the smallest babies the ward had seen for several years.

Paul said: “The ward was very good to my daughter and my grandchildren – without them they would have really, really struggled.

“I decided I would donate some money to the ward to try to help the children.”

Paul, who has been putting on his Elvis show for more than 10 years and performed regularly at the Pride of Reading awards, will be wearing a unique costume made by Elvis’s tailor, Gene Doucette, who lives in Los Angeles, when he takes to The Hexagon stage in June.

Paul will donate money from each ticket sold to the Buscot Ward. He hopes to raise £1,000.

“We would like to raise as much as possible,” he said.

“We would love as many people there as possible.

“I’ve been in training with a personal trainer so I’ll be fitter, leaner and stronger than ever before for this show. I’m really going to go for it.

“This year it’s going to be the best show I’ve ever given and definitely the most energetic.”

Emma is also trying to raise £1,000 for the children’s ward through a charity website.

Last year, Emma set up an online charity – Prembabies – along with her partner Jamie, her brother Karl Allen and his partner Faye Burns, to raise funds for the ward.

The charity encourages people to donate unwanted items, such as baby clothes, toys and household items, which the organisers will then sell at car boot sales or on eBay.

The money made from the sale of the items will be donated to the ward.

They hope to raise £1,000 for the charity before Saturday, June 25, which is six months after the site’s foundation.